Great Australian Railway Journeys - Season 1

Great Australian Railway Journeys - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes6
DatesOct 26, 2019 - Nov 30, 2019

Episodes

Port Augusta to Darwin: The Ghan
Season 1Episode 160 min

Port Augusta to Darwin: The Ghan

Michael Portillo ventures Down Under to explore Australia by train. He begins by riding the legendary Ghan Railway, a train almost a kilometre in length and hauled by two locomotives, which covers nearly 2,000 miles across Australia's red centre. Michael traces its route from the southern harbour of Port Augusta to Darwin on the north coast, along the way meeting the indigenous people of Alice Springs, visiting a kangaroo sanctuary and joining Australians to mark the anniversary of Anzac Day, the First Word War battle that defined their nation.

Oct 26, 2019
Sydney to Broken Hill
Season 1Episode 260 min

Sydney to Broken Hill

Michael Portillo explores New South Wales by train, travelling 570 miles from Sydney to the mining city of Broken Hill. He explores the origins of Sydney as a penal colony, visiting the Hyde Park barracks where many of the first convicts were housed. He also tours the city's iconic opera house, and volunteers for the lifesaving club at Bondi Beach. In the Blue Mountains, he learns about people's relationship to the land from his indigenous guide, before reaching Katoomba, where he rides the steepest railway in the world.

Nov 2, 2019
Adelaide to Perth: The Indian Pacific
Season 1Episode 360 min

Adelaide to Perth: The Indian Pacific

Michael Portillo embarks on a rail adventure aboard the transcontinental Indian Pacific Railway, from the southern port city of Adelaide, South Australia, 1,700 miles deep into the desert, to the gold rush town of Kalgoorlie, and finishes in Perth, Western Australia.

Nov 9, 2019
Canberra to Melbourne
Season 1Episode 460 min

Canberra to Melbourne

Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo crosses the south east of Australia from the seat of government in Canberra to the multi-ethnic heart of its second largest city, Melbourne.

Nov 16, 2019
Kuranda to Townsville
Season 1Episode 560 min

Kuranda to Townsville

From tropical rainforest to the Great Barrier Reef, Michael Portillo navigates his way by rail through Queensland, Australia, with the aid of his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide.

Nov 23, 2019
Newcastle to Brisbane
Season 1Episode 660 min

Newcastle to Brisbane

Michael Portillo is on the eastern coast of Australia travelling from the coal mines of Newcastle, New South Wales, to Queensland's modern state capital, Brisbane. Along the way, he crosses the mighty Hawkesbury River to admire magnificent scenery, tends to an injured koala, gets some tips from an Aussie rugby legend and rides a solar-powered train.

Nov 30, 2019

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